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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Seychelle Environmental Technologies's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Feb. 2020 was $0.37 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2020 was $1.45 Mil.
Seychelle Environmental Technologies (OTCPK:SYEV) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Explanation
An efficient operation keeps SGA costs low and thus has higher profit margin. The percentage of SGA relative to total revenue is an indication of how efficiently the company operates. Compare this percentage among the companies in the same industry is a good way of finding more efficient operations. A comparison of the SGA cost relative to the revenue with the historical value can also be an indication of how efficient the company has become.
Warren Buffett likes companies with consistent SGA as the percentage of gross profit.
Companies with no durable competitive advantage show wild variation in SG&A as % of Gross Profit.
If SGA is less than 30% of Gross Profit, it is fantastic. If SGA is nearing 100%, it is is in highly competitive industry.
Seychelle Environmental Technologies Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Seychelle Environmental Technologies Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Seychelle Environmental Technologies Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
SYEV vs AMSU, WTNW, TEGY: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Pollution & Treatment Controls subindustry, Seychelle Environmental Technologies's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense, along with its competitors' market caps and Selling, General, & Admin. Expense data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Seychelle Environmental Technologies Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Seychelle Environmental Technologies's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Seychelle Environmental Technologies's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Seychelle Environmental Technologies Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Calculation
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. For instance, personnel cost, advertising, rent, communication costs are all part of SGA.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2020 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $1.45 Mil.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
What does a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $1.45 Mil mean?
Seychelle Environmental Technologies (SYEV) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $1.45 Mil as of Feb. 2020. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Seychelle Environmental Technologies and its competitors.
Is Seychelle Environmental Technologies' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Seychelle Environmental Technologies' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $1.45 Mil.
How does Seychelle Environmental Technologies' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to AMSU and WTNW?
Seychelle Environmental Technologies' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $1.45 Mil can be compared against companies in the Industrial Products industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense for an Industrial Products company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Industrial Products industry context. However, Selling, General, & Admin. Expense should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Selling, General, & Admin. Expense mean?
A high Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Seychelle Environmental Technologies and its competitors. Seychelle Environmental Technologies's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $1.45 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Seychelle Environmental Technologies stock overvalued right now?
Seychelle Environmental Technologies (SYEV) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $1.45 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $1.45 Mil. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Selling, General, & Admin. Expense calculated?
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Seychelle Environmental Technologies (SYEV), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $1.45 Mil as of Feb. 2020. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Seychelle Environmental Technologies Business Description
Seychelle Environmental Technologies Inc is engaged in the development, assembly, and sale of proprietary portable water filtration systems. Its product offering includes Flip-Top and Pull Top bottles, Canteens, Water Pitchers, Pure Water Pump, Stainless Steel bottles, In-Line Filter, Pure Water Bag, Pump N' Pure, Pure Water Pouch and Pure Water Straws. The company sells its products throughout the United States, and internationally which includes Asia, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Other Countries. The United States contributes to the vast majority of total revenue. Seychelle markets its portable water filtration bottles to dealers, distributors, non-governmental organizations, and emergency relief organizations.
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